Fountain Of Sorrow
Jackson BrowneVersion1
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Looking through some photographs I found inside a drawer
I was taken by a photograph of you
There were one or two I know that you would have liked a little more
But they didn't show your spirit quite as true
You were turning 'round to see who was behind you
And I took your childish laughter by surprise
And at the moment that my camera happened to find you
There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes
Now the things that I remember seem so distant and so small
Though it hasn't really been that long a time
What I was seeing wasn't what was happening at all
Although for a while, our path did seem to climb
But when you see through love's illusions, there lies the danger
And your perfect lover just looks like a perfect fool
So you go running off in search of a perfect stranger
While the loneliness seems to spring from your life
Like a fountain from a pool
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Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
( )
You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
You've had to hide sometimes, but now you're all right
And it's good to see your smiling face tonight
Now for you and me it may not be that hard to reach our dreams
But that magic feeling never seems to last
And while the future's there for anyone to change, still you know it's
seems
It would be easier sometimes to change the past
I'm just one or two years and a couple of changes behind you
In my lessons at love's pain and heartache school
Where if you feel too free and you need something to remind you
There's this loneliness springing up from your life
Like a fountain from a pool
( )
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
( )
You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
You've had to hide sometimes but now you're all right
And it's good to see your smiling face tonight
Piano interlude:
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Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
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You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
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You've had to struggle, you've had to fight
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To keep understanding and compassion in sight
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You could be laughing at me, you've got the right
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But you go on smiling so clear and so bright
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Readable chord sheet for Fountain Of Sorrow by Jackson Browne
[Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [F] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] [Dm]Looking through some [C]photographs I [Bb]found inside a [F]drawer I was [Dm]taken by a [C]photograph of [Bb]you [F] There were [Dm]one or two I [C]know that you would have [Bb]liked a little [F]more But they [Dm]didn't show your [C]spirit quite as [Bb]true [F] You were [Am]turning 'round to see who was be[F]hind you And I [Am]took your childish laughter by [C]surprise [C/Bb] And at the [Bb/F]moment that my camera happened to [Dm]find you There was [Gm]just a trace of [Bb]sorrow in your [F]eyes Now the [Dm]things that I re[C]member seem so [Bb]distant and so [F]small Though it [Dm]hasn't really [C]been that long a [Bb]time [F] What [Dm]I was seeing [C]wasn't what was [Bb]happening at all [F] Although [Dm]for a while, our [C]path did seem to [Bb]climb [F] But when [Am]you see through love's illusions, there lies the [F]danger And yo[Am]ur perfect lover just looks like a perfect [C]fool [C/Bb] So you go r[Bb/F]unning off in search of a perfect [Dm]stranger While the [Gm]loneliness seems to [Bb]spring from your life Like a [F]fountain[C/E] from a [Dm]pool [C/E] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] [A/C#] [Dm] ( [C] ) Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light [Bb] [F] [A/C#] [Dm] ( [C] ) You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight [Bb]You've had to [F]hide sometimes, bu[A/C#]t now you're al[Dm]l right And it's [F]good to see you[Bb]r s[C]miling face tonight [Bb] [F/A] [Bb/G] [F] [Bb/G] [F/A] [Bb] [F/A] [Bb/G] [F] [Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [F] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] Now for [Dm]you and me it [C]may not be that [Bb]hard to reach our [F]dreams But that [Dm]magic feeling [C]never seems to [Bb]last [F] And while the [Dm]future's there for [C]anyone to change[Bb], still you know it's [F]seems It would be [Dm]easier some[C]times to change the [Bb]past [F] I'm just [Am]one or two years and a couple of changes beh[F]ind you In my [Am]lessons at love's pain and heartache [C]school [C/Bb] Where if you [Bb/F]feel too free and you need something to re[Dm]mind you There's this [Gm]loneliness springing [Bb]up from your life Like a [F]fountain[C/E] from a [Dm]pool [C/E] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] [A/C#] [Dm] ( [C] ) Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light [Bb] [F] [A/C#] [Dm] ( [C] ) You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight [Bb]You've had to [F]hide sometimes bu[A/C#]t now you're al[Dm]l right And it's [F]good to see you[Bb]r s[C]miling face tonight [Bb] [F/A] [Bb/G] [F] [Bb/G] [F/A] [Bb] [F/A] [Bb/G] [F] Piano interlude: [Dm] [Dm/C] [Bb] [F] [F] [Eb] [F] [Eb] [Dm] [Dm] [F] [Eb] [F] [Eb] [Dm] [Dm] [F] [F] [C] [C] [Bb] [F] [A/C#] [Dm] ( [C] ) Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light [Bb] [F] [A/C#] [Dm] ( [C] ) You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight [Bb] [F] [A/C#] [Dm] ( [C] ) You've had to struggle, you've had to fight [Bb] [F] [A/C#] [Dm] ( [C] ) To keep understanding and compassion in sight [Bb] [F] [A/C#] [Dm] ( [C] ) You could be laughing at me, you've got the right [Bb] [F] [A/C#] [Dm] ( [C] ) But you go on smiling so clear and so bright |[Bb] |[F] |[A/C#] |[Dm] [C] | rep & fade